Chapter 20: Hard Mode

  Huofa Emperor returned the captain to Zhang Yang after adding Wanren.

  "Hi everyone!" Chi Yan smiled and greeted as soon as he entered the team.

  Zhang Yang was still running out of the copy, saying: "The people who ran the corpse are all revived at the door, oh, Chi Lian Huo, where are you now and when can you arrive?"

  "We just happened to be in a copy, and after quitting the original team, we were automatically teleported to the entrance of the copy, faster than all of you!" Chi Lianhuo said with a smile.

  Zhang Yang nodded and sent a message to Han Chubby: "Hurry up, or you won't be able to beat the first BOSS!"

  "Hey, Brother is running on the road now, wait for me!" Han Piaozi immediately replied.

  Zhang Yang smiled and naturally waited for Han Baozi to arrive before starting to fight the BOSS. After all, people always have a little selfishness.

  Very soon, the revived corpse ran out of the copy door, and Zhang Yang also rushed out from inside. The nine people immediately gathered together.

  "Wow, there's another beautiful woman!" Among the nine players, eight were male and only Qing Silan was a female player. This is also the usual case in most games, where the proportion of male players far exceeds that of female players. It wasn't until several months later that "Shen Ji" attracted a large number of female players with its exquisite and realistic game graphics.

  Qīng sī rú xuě chose the Elf tribe, wearing a white long dress, with a golden flower crown on her head, slender figure, wasp waist and long legs, plump and upright chest, a melon-shaped face showing a hint of mature charm, not to mention absolute beauty, but also quite good-looking, walking on the street would definitely have a very high rate of turning heads.

  Green silk like snow, elf girl, holy pastor, lost paradise, level 10.

  Red Practitioner Fire, Dwarf Male, Battle Thief, Lost Paradise, Level 10.

  Kaito, Beastman Male, Berserker Warrior, Lost Paradise, Level 10.

  These three people all had the guild name "Lost Paradise" on their heads, just like Huo Fa. They were originally the proud four-person group, but now they have become the Lost Paradise four-person group. The other four people who were bitten by a snake in one day are all looking at these few people from Lost Paradise with lingering fear.

  Zhang Yang adjusted the difficulty of the copy to hard mode and said, "Let's go!" Yu Guang swept his gaze over and saw that the Ao Shi Four had also revived, staring at Zhang Yang's group with hateful eyes from afar.

  "Ding! You have entered Banga Dichi Cave (Hard Mode)!"

  "How come there's one less person?" Gui Tian frowned and asked.

  "He's still doing the pre-task, he'll be here soon, let's go first!" Zhang Yang replied. The difficult mode of the copy, the number of monsters did not increase, only their blood volume and attack power were greatly increased.

  Cave Troll Guard (Elite)

  Level: 10

  Health: 7500

  Compared with normal mode, increased by 50% of life value!

  Zhang Yang marked one of the monsters and said, "Next time, focus on hitting the monster I've marked. Come at it one by one!"

  Kui Tian immediately expressed his opinion, saying: "Can you hold on by yourself? Do you want to find a guardian knight first and switch with your friend after reaching the first BOSS?"

  Zhang Yang smiled again and said, "No need, I should be able to hold on!"

  Kui Tian fell silent after hearing that. They all knew before coming that this trip was to observe Zhang Yang's standards, and then decide what treatment to give him in order to recruit him into the pioneering team of the association, so even if Kui Tian didn't believe at all that Zhang Yang could hold onto six monsters at once, he didn't say anything more.

  Zhang Yang walked forward with his war blade, and before he could even react, a white light flashed on his body, and an additional semi-transparent shield appeared!

  "Ding! Player Qing Si Ru Xue has cast 'Holy Shield' on you, which can absorb 80 points of damage or disappear after 30 seconds!"

  The Holy Shield is a priest's exclusive skill, quite practical, but can only be learned through the skill book dropped by monsters. Qing Si Ru Xue can learn this skill, looks like he should be someone with some weight in Lost Paradise!

  Zhang Yang thought for a moment and then chose a monster, launching a charge!

  “－64！”

  A normal attack brought 11 points of rage, plus the 10 points of rage increased by charging, Zhang Yang's rage value suddenly rose to 21.

  “－146！”

  “－152！”

  “－304！”

  “－149！”

  “－144！”

  “－153！”

  Six high-damage numbers swept across simultaneously, looking incredibly refreshing, and a burst of luck also appeared.

  "My god, what a terrifying damage!" Ghost Heaven Monster shouted as he rushed up to slash the monster, "War Orbs, what kind of skill is this? How can it be so powerful?"

  Zhang Yang continued to pull hatred while sticking out his "Sweep" skill.

  "I've had it, there's actually a skill like this! 200% melee damage, and it's an AoE skill, is this even letting others live? War Defense big brother, where did you get this skill book from?" Ghost Sky immediately fell under the powerful "Horizontal Sweep", even calling out to Big Brother.

  Zhang Yang smiled and said, "As it happens, I completed a hidden task. This is the reward for completing the task!"

  Gui Tian's face fell as soon as he heard it, revealing a disappointed expression.

  If it's a monster drop skill book, then no matter how rare the drop is, there's always a chance to get it! But hidden mission rewards are one-of-a-kind, only this one and no substitutes!

  Zhang Yang unleashed another slash, dealing considerable damage to all monsters. After eight seconds, the cooldown for his sweeping attack ended, and with a swing of his sword, he brought up six terrifyingly large numbers again. "Frenzied Warriors can learn Whirlwind Slash at level 20, which is also an AoE skill!"

  Whirlwind Slash: Deals 80% melee damage to all targets within range, swinging the equipped melee weapon like a whirlwind. Consumption: 20 rage. Cooldown time: 10 seconds. Requirement: Melee weapon.

  It looks like a downsized version of Whirlwind, but Berserkers can dual-wield one-handed weapons or use two-handed weapons, and even with 80% melee damage reduction, it won't be much worse than Shield Warriors' Whirlwind. Of course, both sides need to have similar equipment for this to work.

  The demon sighed and said: "It's going to take until level 20! And the power is much worse than Sweeping Slash!"

  Before level 20, all professions except for Guardian Knight did not have any AoE skills. Zhang Yang also encountered a hidden quest!

  Two people talking, one by one the cave man guards fell down. Although these monsters' blood volume and attack power are much stronger than normal mode, they can't hit people, no matter how high the damage is! Having more blood just means falling to the ground a little later!

  A few minutes later, the six monsters fell to the ground separately.

  "Warrior, are you interested in coming to our 'Paradise Lost'? Red Flame sent out an invitation to Zhang Yang, saying "Our guild is sponsored by the 'Ji Long Group', and core members receive a fixed salary every month! As long as you join our guild, I can immediately give you officer and pioneer team member treatment, with a monthly salary of no less than 10,000!"

  Ordinary white-collar workers earn around 10,000 yuan per month. The price of Chi Lian Huo is not low!

  If it were the previous life, Zhang Yang who had just entered the game might have been tempted to agree immediately, but at this moment he would not put a mere tens of thousands of dollars in his eyes! With a faint smile, Zhang Yang said: "At present, I do not intend to join the guild!"

  "What a pity!" Chi Yan said with some regret, turning his head and giving Qing Si Xue a meaningful glance.

  Some of the beautiful women with a hint of coquettishness nodded imperceptibly and started chatting with Zhang Yang in a casual manner.

  Is it a beauty trap?

  Zhang Yang shook his head listlessly, if it were his former self, he might have been blinded by beauty, but having lived two lifetimes, Zhang Yang's heart was now unshakeably firm, calmly responding to Qing Si as he led the team forward.

  "Yangzi, group up with me, I've finished the pre-task!" Just as they were clearing out the second to last pile of small monsters, Han Paozi finally sent a message.

  Zhang Yang immediately threw over a team invitation, and the team suddenly had an additional "slender handsome male" Spirit Hunter.

  "Hurry up and come over, or we'll start the BOSS fight without you!" Zhang Yang said in the team channel.

  "Wait, wait for your brother!" Han Baozi hastily called out.

  Seven or eight minutes later, a stout halfling ranger came running from behind, accompanied by a black wolf.

  According to the official introduction, all elves are tall and slender, but this "slim beauty man" completely destroyed the noble and elegant reputation of the elf tribe. The waist as thick as a bucket makes people tremble with fear.

  "Didn't arrive too late, did I?" Han Paozi scanned the crowd and his eyes lit up when he saw Qing Si Ru Xue. He hurried over, saying "Hey, beautiful! I'm Miao Tiao Mei Xing Nan, the greatest hunter of all time, no one can surpass me!"

  Zhang Yang took out the leopard king's gauntlets from his backpack and traded them to Han Paozi. Han Paozi naturally wouldn't be polite with him, so he gave him a smile before equipping the gauntlets.

  "Alright, settle down everyone, I'll share the BOSS strategy!"

  "BOSS still only has two skills, 'Dead Eye' effect remains unchanged, but the damage of 'Toxic Spray' is increased by 50%, and can take away 300 points of blood at once. Those with less than 300 blood will definitely be killed in one hit! Qingsi Ruxue, you must ensure that every person with less than 300 blood has a Holy Shield on them at all times, and try to avoid casualties as much as possible!"

  In the team, there are four people with blood volume below 300 points, Chi Lian Huo, Gui Tian, Han Pao Zi and Bai Fa Yi Zhong. It seems that they should also add more free attribute points to damage rather than blood volume.

  Of course, Han Paozi's addition is completely under the influence of Zhang Yang. Anyway, after level 5, there are pets on top, and having too much blood doesn't make sense.

  "Will a tank do?" Chi Lian Huo expressed his concern, saying, "The teams I led before were wiped out seven or eight times here. It was always because the number of 'dead' tanks piled up too high and we were ultimately killed by the BOSS!"

  "Don't worry about that, when Master Zhang plays in normal mode, he's already stacked up over a dozen 'dead eyes', but the BOSS can't even touch him!" Xue Zhong Sha immediately became a fan of Zhang Yang and started cheering for him.

  Chi Yan said, "Then let's try it out!" He had a phrase stuck in his heart: the attack speed of BOSS in hard mode was much faster than in normal mode! Zhang Yang could dodge the attacks of normal mode BOSS, but that didn't mean he could do the same in hard mode!

  "It's on!" Zhang Yang took a deep breath and charged towards the BOSS with his battle blade.

  Charge!

  “－57！”

  “－141！”

  Zhang Yang launched a normal attack followed by a sweep, instantly causing massive damage.

  "Let's get started!"

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